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Going from a Bea Arthur raise directly to this is akin to a serious breach of double dog dare etiquette: socially awkward in its timing, but inspiringly bold in its execution.

A huge SW Saga edition lot on ebay that was incredibly priced. I was looking at it, but felt guilty spending the money. My wife (who's not a gamer or a Star Wars fan) created a separate ebay and paypal account, bought it out from under me with 'buy it now' (which was still about a third of its...

Not much at all, but it is a very cool fort. The whole place has a really rich history. Better than Alcatraz in terms of an unescapable prison. There are a few other small islands, but most of them are just sandy patches that barely break the surface of the water. The largest has a...

It depends on what kind of setting you're looking for, but I recommend taking a look at North Brother Island in New York for inspiration. It was a smallpox quarantine hospital in the 1800s (home to "Typhoid Mary", who infected dozens), and the abandoned ruins are still there -- untouched for...

Wait, what?! :confused:

"Murphy's Rules". Hysterical stuff!

People, politics and culture. -- Lots of NPCs with some depth and relevance to the setting, but who don't just have individual stereotyped roles to play. Show me all the different kinds of people/beings that populate the setting and how they fit into it. -- Governance. Who's got power and who...

It depends on what the context of Freeport is in your world. One of the key distinctions of Freeport as a standalone setting as compared to Theah is that Freeport operates in something of a vacuum. Yeah, it's a pirate town, but it's never really made clear where all these ships are coming and...

It sounds like this might have been the case with WKRP. According to wikipedia (for whatever that's worth), WKRP was shot on video instead of film to reduce royalties and there was only a 10-year syndication agreement. If all that's true, I'm guessing somebody interested in re-releasing the show...

I don't really know the details surrounding the rights obstacles that are preventing WKRP's soundtrack from making it to DVD, but I respect artists wanting to get paid and I'd be happy to pay them again to get WKRP back. So as an attorney in the business, can you tell me why this is so...

If I really knew the answer I'd go to work in the game industry, but from a hobbyist/layman's perspective it strikes me that part of the strategy is increasing market penetration. Instead of just producing new stuff to sell to the same old crowd, game companies also benefit from focusing on...

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It's also available on hulu, but in both cases the show's epic soundtrack has been replaced with generic, background rock music. This has been the big stumbling block for the show's dvd success and ongoing syndication: Securing rights to all the '60s and '70s bands whose music was on the show...

I've yet to find one that meets this purpose. The ipad is the closest so far, but the relatively short battery life and eye strain from more lcd reading has been a deal breaker. I'm waiting for an e-reader/tablet pc with an 8.5"x11" full-color, ambient-lit screen that can display full-size...

Generally speaking, leveling up is a pretty small element of my game enjoyment. As long as the setting, npcs and plot are engaging and appropriate to the level of the pcs, I'm pretty happy. Having said that, the range of interesting situations a character can effectively participate in does...

I just worry we might under a serious threat of invasion from that sprawling southern kingdom! :uhoh: What should the strait between us be labeled?

I'd be inclined to exclude it for that reason. Although there's some RPG overlap, BGG is really part of a different world.

That's because it uses the same backlit screen as the ipad. This has been one of the dealbreakers for me in buying an ebook reader. The other has been size and ability to handle pdfs in native format. When I can get an 8.5"x11" color screen that uses ambient light, shows full size pages of all...

Your timing is perfect! I'm about to begin work on a SWSE campaign, and was just starting to think this week about NPCs. Thanks!

Alternity for Firefly/Serenity Alternity was made for this kind of low-tech space opera. It's got a very flexible combat system that is designed to be adjusted for as much or as little gritty realism as you'd like. It's got great rules for spaceships and ship combat that keeps all the players...